The consolidated Loleta Weekly Record
did not survive the establishment of the Humboldt Beacon in 1902,
but the Fortuna Advance
lasted until it was bought by the Humboldt Beacon in 1938, continuing as the
Humboldt Beacon and Fortuna Advance
until 1995. In 1948 one more newspaper, the
Fortuna Tribune, began
publication but it did not last, ceasing probably in 1949.

The Eel River/Fortuna Advance story is told by
Florence Miller, a descendant of the founding
Stinson family. M.A. Parry provides great detail for the
Loleta Weekly Record/Rohnerville Herald
part of the picture. The Humboldt Beacon continues as one of the longest living newspapers in Humboldt
County, having bought out the Union and the
Redwood Record which were both terminated in
1995.